What's a next gen Game?

[Kwaad]

I just watched the GTA4 trailer on my PS3 in HD about 20 times in a row.

I was thinking. What is diffrent, What is better?

Well the graphics are better. I mean their not Gears of War... But better than PS2/GameCube/x-box graphics.

THe biggest thing I noticed. Were the cars. Some of the cars ride the car infront of their bumper. Others, have a nice safe distance. Speaking of cars. There are like 20-30 of them in some of the scenes. While there are the 20-30 cars in the scene, there are people walking the streets... Hanging out, sitting on steps.

And then I was thinking. If this is what in-game will be like. What happens when you throw a grenade into the center of the street, and blow up like 4 cars... what do the other 26cars and 20-30 people do? Each one will respond with their own 'personality' And get out of there in a... safe... panicked... or even PSYCHO way. While the people are doing the same thing. And each car/person has a totally diffrent view on what they need to do to get out. (boxed in between psycho and grenade explosion... what does the panicked driver do?)

Or what does that crowd of 5 people do when panicked driver comes at them? Scripted dive out of the way? Or do they run for cover behind the bus the grenade blew up.

That is what I feel next gen is about.